Brace-bar automobile buffer



G. A. LYON BRACE BAR AUTOMOBILE BUFFER Feb, Z6

Filed may 14 1925 lletented Feb. 26, 1924.

rares ears BEACH-BAR AUTOMOBILE BUFFER.

Application filed may 14, 1923.

To 1N zc/om it may concern:

Be it known that l. (inonde ALBERT LYON,

a citizen 'of the United States. and resident of Philadelphia, county ot Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania. have made certain neiv and useful lnventions lvelatinf;r to BraceBar Automobile Butters, ot which the followingr is a speciication taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

This application is a partial continuation of my copending application, tiled February 12. 19:20. Serial No. 353,239 and renewed February 4. 1921 as Serial No. 534.275; thatA is, this case contains subject matter taken therefrom.

This invention relates` especially to automobile batters with which may be combined brace bars. supporting members, or auxiliary butter portions which may be secured or connected to the automobile or other vehicle frame members to reenforce and strengthen them. tramo ends which may be riveted or otherwise connected to the forward ends of p0rtions of the usual channel section frame members of the vehicle may advantageously be prorided with laterally extending supporting bosses on one or both sides of each frame member and an enclosing supporting clamp may cooperate With each boss which. if desired7 may be recessed to receive and align the brace bar portion. The brace bar portions may thus be securely clamped or connected to each of the frame members,

so as to have a desirable reenforcing action thereon and at the same time support the butter front of anyv suitable construction which may be in the same plane or bent upwards in some cases so as to be arranged in a higher plane than the connected rear supporting portions. The brace bar or supporting portions may. it desired. have integrally or otherwise connected loops and adjacent inturned connector portions to which may be detachably or otherwise connected the butter trout portions preferably formed of springl strip or other resilient elements. so that these impact receiving members may have the desired resilient action under collision conditions, lt is sometimes desirahlc to form the brace bar or snpportin; r portion oi' the buffer of one or more pieces of resilient spring steel strip vwhich may have doubled outwardly and forv ivardly curved resilient portions which may l? or this purpose specialv Serial No. 638,702.

comprise looped front connector portions adapted to rearwardly engage and support a buffer front. Any suitable type of butler front may be used and adjustably or otherwise connected to the front connector portions as by any suitable clampinzfjr or connecting devices. For many purposes it is desirable to use multiple strip members which may comprise overlapping or reen-- forced multiplestrip vertically widened separated central portions in some cases, While the ends of these connected front strips may project outward so as to lt'orm free ends that extend out to and end at the automobile wheels as covered by the Lyon Patent No. 1,Q-l7,300, of November 20, 1917.

In the acclnnpanyinfbr drawing showing in a somewhat diagrammatic Way various iilustrative embodiments of this invention:

Fig. l is a top View showing an illustrative bufer.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side section thereof bu il" er.

Fig. si is a front View thereof. lig. 5 1s an. enlarged transverse section taken substantially along the line' 5 5 ot Fig. 3, and

Fig. 6 is a top view of another illustra-v tive buffer. i

Fig. 1 shows an illustrative buffer in which the brace bar or auxiliary rear portion may be formed of one or more strips of tempered spring steel or other resilient strip and may have double looped connector portions so as to from tbe integral end loops 32, 40 and cooperating inturned connector portions extendinglout into protective position adjacent the vehicle Wheels. if desired. The end loop 32 may here the duplex connected portions 31, 33 of the strip which may ne brought together at 34, 35 adjacent the end of this brace bar supporting port-ion 37 so that these duplex ends or portions tbereorn may be securely clamped to the supporting bosses 15 as by the supporting clamps 16, 17 of suitable construction. Any one or more strips on the other lside of the brace bar portion may have this end loop 40 similarly supported by duplex portions 39 and 3S. which. if desired, may be integral ivith the strip on the other side of the supporting or brace bar element. although this is not of course necessary in 1nping dei/ice or clip le While one mediate s l2 may be used front or w :r cng or b the boiler as indicated in Fig. 2 be ciam'oe-d or connected to snpportng bosses i5 Jn may f 'end on one or both sides or e speci l ends connected to usual channeled fraaie members or goose Any convenient means for con- Liese parts may be used and as in- 'tiie supporting boss which may proh sides ot the traine member may th .an integral snpportin or oortion estending-within the cA 1an- 'ane member welded, riveted or se connected thereto in a rigid Way. This supporting boss may or course accominodate the end of the usual springQS which may be secured-.by the usual spring hanger boit. indicated passing through the boss if desired. This supporting boss may be formed 'with a recess of such size as to accommodate the one Yor more spring strips 35., 38 constituting this supporting brace bar portion or the buffer and a straight or recl section-edrecess of this character :n

u v A with a supporting clamp, such as may be arranged around these strongly clamped upon the saine ,ing bolt i9 passing through iis clamp. lt is usually adni 'the one or more bosses each trarne member with a reo 'tion projecting outward to boss Which may be snbor vertical, if desired. The

f nts the clamps slipping sideroin the supporting boss. As indicated in l? l tivo such supporting clamps lo, jl? .may be used on each supporting boss or fraaie end i and in this way an amply strong connection may 'be secured the supporting or brace Toor porbetween f "rapport the dat sectioned strips in con extent beyond the cooperattion of the buffer and the fraaie ends so as to considerably strengthen and reenforce them against lateral yielding and breakage.

Fig. 3 shows another illustrative bner of this general type in which the rear onder supporting member of spring steel-strip orA the like may have a laterally extending or brace liar portion formed of several such steelistrips to which the forwardly and outwardly elstending doubled strips may be integraliy connected lso as to securely and yet resiliently stipportthe looped connector portions in front or this brace bar or rear snpporting portion ol the butler. As illustratedlin Fig. 3, this laterally extendingr supporting member may comprise the spring steel strip (39 and also one or more'additional reeniorcing thicknesses of the strip ends such as 59, 66 which may extend in each case entirely across this rear brace bar portion between the built in frame ends l5 or may have the'ends 60, 67 or" this strip brought into substantial alignment and clamped to the other strip 69 as by the clamping device 68` The doubles strips 57, 58 at the lett of this rea-r supporting or brace bar portion may extend outward and forward in curved osition so as to resiliently support the lboped connector portion through the curved portions 42, 56 of this strip. A siniilar resilient curved doubled portion of this strip 62, 63, 64: and 65 may similarly support the looped connector portion 61. at the other side of'. the buffer front and considerably ahead or the rear brace bar portion, as indicated. Any suitable type of buffer front may be used in this connection and for example one or more front strips or rplates ol temperedspring steel or the like may be adjustably or otherwise clamped or'connccted to these connector portions. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4C, two vertically separated front strips 45,' 52, are used and provided, if

desired. .with loppositel)v bent vertically widenedcentral portions indicated in Fig. 4, where additional vertical Width is desired at this point of. the buffer front. The outer portions or these front. strips may advantageously be more closely. spaced in their vertically separated or other position and these strip ends such as 53 and v53 and 5l, 5l inayextcnd outward to and end at the lateral butler ends` and forni rearwardly inclined end portions of the bni'er frontf`con sidcrably beyond the connector portions,'ii desired. Both of these strips may d irectl)v engage with and be supported by the rearwardly located connector portions of thc supporting members. detachably and adjustably connected, it' desii-ed7 by suitable cla nping members 46 shown in greater detai in These clamping members may if desired, have overlapping upper and lower edge portions 47 adapted to extend .more or less around lll) These parts may be CII the butler strips such as 45, 52, while a clamping bolt. 5l may be threaded into the central portion etti ot the clamping member so as to tightly screw `the connector portion or strip such as -19 into engagement with the two front. strips, a, lock washer 5t) being used, if desired, to pre-vent these parts working loose.

`Fig. f5 shows another illustrative butler in which the rear suporting or brace bar portion which may extend between the frame ends l5,.1nay be similarly 'formed ot a plurality ot' overlapping steel strip members such as TJTS. Each of Athese rear strips may be integrally connected with a forwardly located looped connector portion, the strip having an integral portion T-t forming an outer looped connector portion while the strip then bends inward at T3 to form an inturned or central loop S3, the strip then being bent rearward at and its end 'T9 then being brought outward so as to be engaged by the clamps on the Jtrame end. The other strip T8 may have resilient curved portions such as the outer looped connector portion T7, the forward curve 82 and the connected inturned central connector loop 84, the rear portion of the strip Sl being continued to S5 within the clamping devices securing all ot these right hand strips to the frame end l5. These doubled curved supporting portions thus have somewhat similar resilient cushioning action and yieldingly support the front or looped connector portions at the desired distanceahead of the brace bar portion or other supporting members which may connected to the automobile frame. @ne or more front vstrips or plates such as the forwardly curved or arched front strips 70 may be used with this form ot butler and may be rigidly connected to the looped connector portions by similar clamping inembers -lG and clamping bolts 51 as above described. These t'ront strips may also have rearwardly inclined tree ends Tl. T2 extending outward to the lateral ends ot the butler and in front of tbe automobilewvlicels, it desired.

rlhis invention has been described in connection with, a number ot` foi-sns, proportions` sizes. ments, materials. methods connection and use. to the details of which disclosure the invention is not ot course to be limited. since 'what claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by-lietters Patent` isset forth in the appended claims:

l. 'lhe automobile butler comprising a multiple strip laterally extending rear bufier supporting member of tempered spring steel strip adapted to extend between and be rigidly connected to the builtin traine ends of the antmnobile` and having duplex outwardly and forwardly projecting curved resilient strip portions each formed with a parts, arrangeot construction,

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looped front connector portiorrfadapted to rearwardly7 engage and support a butler front, and a forwardly arched vertically 'wide multiple strip butler front having' an oppositely bent vertically widened center portion and having closely spaced verti- 'ally separated lateral connecting portions adjustably clamped to said connector poitions and having outwardly extending rear 'ardly inclined free ends extending to and ending 'at the lateral ends of the butter and adapted to extend into protective position in frontA of the automobile wheels.

2. The automobile butler comprising a multiple strip laterally extending rear butter supporting member ot' steel strip adapted to extend between and be rigidly connected to the, t'rame ends otthe automobile, and having duplex outwardly and t'orwardly projecting curved resilient strip portions each formed with a looped front connector portion adapted to support a butl'er front, and a n'iultiple strip buii'er front having an oppositely bent vertically widened center portion and having closely spaced lateral conliecting portions clamped to said connector portions and having ont,- wardly extending Jfree ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends of the buti'er and adapted to extend into protective position in t'ront ot' the automobile wheels.

3. The automobile butler comprising a multiple steel strip laterally extending rear butter supporting member adapted to extend between and be rigidly connected to the frame of the automobile.g and having on both ysides duplex forwardly extending curved resilient. strip portions cach formed with a looped front connector portion adapted to i rearwardly engagel and support a butter front, and a forwardly arched multiple strip butter t'ront having a vertically widcned center portion and having lateral connecting portions secured to said connector portions and having outwardly extending tree ends extending to and ending at the. lateral ends` ot the butler.

i. The automobile butler comprising amultiple steel strip laterally extending rear butler supporting member adapted to extend between and be connected lo the traine ot the automobile. and having on both sides duplex forwardly extending curved resilient strip portions each formed with a looped connector portion ndaptcd to Support a butler iront.y and a multiple. strip butter front having a vertically widened center portion and haying lateral connecting portions secured to said connector portions and having outwardly extending free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends ot theliuer.

The automobile butter.' comprising a multiple strip laterally extending rear buder supporting member' ot steel strip adapted to between end be rigidly connected to the ironie ends of the automobileq and boring integrally connected with eichy end a duplex outwardly and forwardly projecting curved resilient strip portion Aformed with a looped front connector portion adapted to rearwardly engage end support n belier front, and s resilient butter front secured to seid connector portions and having free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends ci? the butter.A

f3, 'Elie automobile butler #comprising a laterally extending rear butler supporting member of steel strip adapted to extend between and be rigidly connected to the trarne ends of the automobile, and having in 'tegrelly connected with each end a duplex tori irdly projecting curved resilient stripv portion formed with a looped front connector portion adapted to support a louder front, and :i resilient buiier front secured to said connector portions and having free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends of the buffer.

'l'. The automobile buiier comprising a multiple laterally extending rear buffer sup porting member of tempered spring steel strip adapted to extend between vand be connected to the iframe of the automobile, and having double laterally and kforwardly projecting curved resilient strip portions each comprisingra closed loop front conneclor portion adapted to spport a bilder front, and e buffer Afront adjustably connected to seid connector portions and having tree ends extending and ending adjacent the lateral ends of the butler.

8. The automobile butler comprising a multiple laterally extending rear butersupporting member of steel strip adapted to extend between and be connected to the freine of the automobile, and having double laterally projectingl resilient strip portions each comprising a closed loop connector portion adapted to support a butler front, and a buffer front adjustably connected to said connector portions and having free ends extending and ending adjacent the lateral ends of the buffer.

having outwardly extending rearwardly in-' clined free ends extending ad3acent and forming the laterai ends of the. butler md depted to into protective po adjacent the antoneobile Wheels.

l0. The automne-f Q laterally exizencing rear butter supper u nieinber or steel strip edapted to extend oetween and be rigidly connected to the of the automobile, and having torwnrdt rejecting curved resilient st 'i portions each formed with a closed loopen front con nector portion adapted to support e iront and e forwardly arched vertically multiple strip but?. front having cally widened center portion and closely spaced late-rel connecting clamped to said connector portions l i .y ing outwardly extending free ends entendm ing adjacent and forming the lateral ends of the boifer.

ll. The automobile buffer coni rising laterally extending rear butler supporting member or' steel strip adopted to be connected to the freine of the automobile and been ing forwardly projecting resilient looped front connector portions adapted to support a briller front and a` forwardly projecting verticallyJ wide multiple strip butler front having a vertically widened center portion and clamped to said connector portions end having outwardly extending free ends entending to and ending at the lateral ends of the butter,

12. The automobiler buffer comprising e. laterally extending rear buffer supporting member of steel strip adapted to ne connected to the frame of the automobile7 haring forwardly projecting resilient looped front connector portions adapted to support a ouder front, and a forwardly projecting vertically Wide buffer front connected to said connector portions and having ontwardly extending free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends or the bnifjer.

13. The automobile buder comprising n laterally. extending rear buffer supporting member adapted to be connected to the trarne of the automobile, and having forwardly projecting curved `resilient strip looped con nector portions adapted to support a imiter front.y and a forwardly arched spring steel strip buffer front detachably secured to seid connector portions and having outwardly and rearwardly extending free ends extendn all ,ing to and forming the lateral ends of the butler.

14. The automobile butler comprising .e laterally extending rear buer supporting member adapted to be connected to the frame of the anton'iobile, and having forn wardly projecting resilient strip looped con nector portions edapted to support a louder iront` and a spring steel butler front seein to said connecter portions and having oi. Wardly extending free ends extending to forming the lateral ends of the buer.

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meente 15. Thel automobile buer comprising laterally extending rear buffer supporting portions of steel strip adapted to be connected to 'the rameof the automobile, and having doubled laterally and forwardly projeoting curved resilient strip portions eacli formed witlra closed loop front connector portion adapted to support a buffer front, and n connected resilient steel buffer front having outwardly extending rearwardly inclined free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends of the buffer.

16. The ,automobile buffer comprising laterally extending rear. buler supportingl portions adapted toV be connected to the frame of the automobile, and having doubled laterally and forwardly projecting resilient strip portions each formed with alclosed loop connector portion adapted to support a bilder-.,Vfront, and a connected bner front having outwardly extending rearwardly inclined free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends of the buffer.

17. The automobile bull'er comprising laterally extending rear bnti'er supporting portions adapted to be connected to the frame of the-automobile, and having forwardly projecting curved resilient strip portions each formed with a looped front connector portion adapted to support a buffer front., end a resilient steel strip buer front having outwardly extending free ends extending to and ending at the lateral ends 'of the buffer and adapted to extend into protective position adjacent the -automobiie wheels.

of the'buffer and adaptedto extend intoy protective position ad]acent the automobile:

wheels.

GEORGE ALBERT LYON. 

